Nearly half of patients have had a virtual health appointment in the past two years, and 9 in 10 of those individuals were satisfied with the visit, according to a report from healthcare communications firm Jarrard Inc.

The vast majority of IT executives are at least planning to adopt artificial intelligence, with 4 in 10 implementing an "AI-first" strategy where the technology is considered for every new use case, a June 13 report found.

In response to the February ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, CMS is introducing special measures to assist affected organizations in navigating the federal independent dispute resolution process under the No Surprises Act.

OpenAI is growing its presence in healthcare to accelerate cancer patient treatment.

IU Health entered a partnership with USA Swimming.

Hospitals and health systems across the country have been returning to paper medical records during IT outages caused by the unceasing number of cyberattacks plaguing the industry.

University of Miami Health System is one of the newest investors in Better Health, a startup that provides medical supplies and peer support for chronic disease patients being cared for at home.

Three large health systems became strategic investors in DexCare, a digital health spinoff from Renton, Wash.-based Providence's Digital Innovation Group.

Nurses continue to voice concerns about artificial intelligence and its integration into EHRs, saying the technology is ineffective and interferes with patient care.

St. Louis-based Ascension has restored EHR access across its health system following a May 8 cyberattack.

The CDC issued an alert that the recent arrests of two digital health company executives on fraud charges could disrupt treatment for individuals with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Hackers were able to launch a ransomware attack on St. Louis-based Ascension, disrupting its IT systems and operations for 140 hospitals, because an employee did something thousands of people do every single day.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has extended its contract with Oracle Health by 11 months as part of its ongoing EHR modernization project. 

Irving, Texas-based Christus Health has entered into a partnership with Abridge, a startup that develops generative artificial intelligence tools for medical documentation, after piloting its technology.

Poway, Calif.-based Palomar Health Medical Group said it is getting ready to bring its systems back online after "suspicious activity" forced them offline in May, NBC affiliate KNSD reported June 12. 

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University of Miami Health System bought the naming rights to a Miami transit station for $2.9 million over 20 years, Miami Today reported.

A former Trinity Health hospital could be named after Terri Schiavo, a Florida woman whose story of being in a persistent vegetative state for 15 years captivated the nation in the early 2000s, the Detroit Free Press reported.

Following Change Healthcare's admission that it paid off hackers after its ransomware attack, there has been a spike in healthcare-related cyber incidents, Wired reported June 12.

Artificial intelligence is forging closer relationships between CIOs and CEOs and giving IT executives more business leadership responsibilities, The Wall Street Journal reported.